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42 | Public Fishing Areas — Northeast NORTHEAST REGION Name/County/ Map ID Special Regulations/Details/Features Species Lake Yankton (Cottonwood Lake) Cedar (33) Special Regulations: Black Bass - 15-inch minimum length limit. Panfish - daily bag limit is 15 each for Crappie, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, and Sunfish (statewide possession limit of 30 panfish still applies). Details: 332 acres. Electric motor and nonpowered boats only. AIS infested water body - Zebra Mussels and Eurasian Watermilfoil present. Border water area with South Dakota, open to Nebraska permit holders. Fish-cleaning station SW corner of lake. Boat ramps. Features: FF BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, WAE Lee Rupp WMA Platte (36) Details: 7 acres (in two lakes). Accessible fishing pier on the north lake. BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB, WAE Leigh Tri-county Colfax (41) Special Regulations: Additional city regulations enforced. Details: 7 acres. BLG, CCF, LMB Lewis and Clark Lake SRA Knox (33) Special Regulations: Channel Catfish - Daily bag limit 10. Walleye, Sauger, Saugeye - 15-inch minimum length minimum. Panfish - Daily bag limit is 15 each for Crappie, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, and Sunfish (statewide possession limit of 30 panfish still applies). No more than two lines with two hooks on each are allowed from Gavins Point Dam upstream to the Santee boat ramp in Knox County. Underwater spearfishing for game fish species allowed July 1 - Dec. 31. Details: 30,000 acres. AIS infested water body - Zebra Mussels and Eurasian Watermilfoil present. Boat ramps at South Shore Area, Bloomfield Area, Hideaway Acres Marina, Weigand Area, and Miller Creek Area. Cabins and camping, but no camping at South Shore Area. Features: SF BUF, CAP, CCF, CRP, FRD, ROB, SAR, SMB, WAE, WHB Lindsay Park Pond Platte (35) Details: 3.6 acres. Lake rehabilitation project during 2024. Features: FF BLG, CAP, CCF, CRP, LMB Lyons City Lake Burt (41) Details: 5 acres. BLG, CAP, CCF, LMB Maple Creek Reservoir (Leigh Lake) Platte (41) Details: 154 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Camping areas and concrete boat ramps. Owned by Lower Elkhorn NRD. BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, WAE Maskenthine Reservoir Stanton (41) Details: 98 acres. Boats restricted to 5 mph (no wake). Camping. Accessible pier. Owned by Lower Elkhorn NRD. Features: A BLG, CCF, CRP, LMB, NOP, WAE Neligh Park (West Point Park Pond) Cuming (41) Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Details: 5 acres. AIS infested water body - White perch present. Rainbow Trout stocked seasonally. Features: FF BLG, CCF, LMB, RBT, WHP Niobrara State Park Pond Knox (33) Special Regulations: Black Bass - 21-inch minimum length limit. Details: 7 acres (in two ponds). No boats. Niobrara River access. Cabins and camping. Limited fishing opportunity in park ponds through 2025. BLG, CCF, LMB